Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) and Curtiss Motorcycles (OTCMKTS:CMOT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) and Curtiss Motorcycles (OTCMKTS:CMOT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Rivian Automotive has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss Motorcycles has a beta of -9.83, suggesting that its stock price is 1,083% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rivian Automotive and Curtiss Motorcycles’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rivian Automotive	-67.68%	-65.05%	-23.38%
Curtiss Motorcycles	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Rivian Automotive and Curtiss Motorcycles, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rivian Automotive	6	9	11	0	2.19
Curtiss Motorcycles	0	0	0	0	0.00

Rivian Automotive currently has a consensus target price of $18.05, suggesting a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Rivian Automotive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rivian Automotive is more favorable than Curtiss Motorcycles.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rivian Automotive and Curtiss Motorcycles”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rivian Automotive	$5.39 billion	3.68	-$3.65 billion	($3.07)	-5.21
Curtiss Motorcycles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Curtiss Motorcycles has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rivian Automotive.

Summary

Rivian Automotive beats Curtiss Motorcycles on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc. The company sells its products directly to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian Automotive, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.

About Curtiss Motorcycles

Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of handcrafted street motorcycles for high net worth customers in the United States. The company offers the X132 Hellcat Speedster, as well as preproduction models, such as the P51 Combat Fighter and the Wraith Tandem Lusso motorcycles. It also provides motorcycle related products, including various wearing apparel and other related accessories displaying the Confederate name through its Website. The company was formerly known as Confederate Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. in January 2018. Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.